1Part of Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998–99 until 2013–14; part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

2The first two games were part of the Miami Palm Festival.

3BCS national championship game.

4CFP semifinal.

1932–332

Miami (Fla.)

7

Manhattan

0

1933–342

Duquesne

33

Miami (Fla.)

7

1934–35

Bucknell

26

Miami (Fla.)

0

1935–36

Catholic

20

Mississippi

19

1936–37

Duquesne

13

Mississippi State

12

1937–38

Auburn

6

Michigan State

0

1938–39

Tennessee

17

Oklahoma

0

1939–40

Georgia Tech

21

Missouri

7

1940–41

Mississippi State

14

Georgetown

7

1941–42

Georgia

40

Texas Christian

26

1942–43

Alabama

37

Boston College

21

1943–44

Louisiana State

19

Texas A&M

14

1944–45

Tulsa

26

Georgia Tech

12

1945–46

Miami (Fla.)

13

Holy Cross

6

1946–47

Rice

8

Tennessee

0

1947–48

Georgia Tech

20

Kansas

14

1948–49

Texas

41

Georgia

28

1949–50

Santa Clara

21

Kentucky

13

1950–51

Clemson

15

Miami (Fla.)

14

1951–52

Georgia Tech

17

Baylor

14

1952–53

Alabama

61

Syracuse

6

1953–54

Oklahoma

7

Maryland

0

1954–55

Duke

34

Nebraska

7

1955–56

Oklahoma

20

Maryland

6

1956–57

Colorado

27

Clemson

21

1957–58

Oklahoma

48

Duke

21

1958–59

Oklahoma

21

Syracuse

6

1959–60

Georgia

14

Missouri

0

1960–61

Missouri

21

Navy

14

1961–62

Louisiana State

25

Colorado

7

1962–63

Alabama

17

Oklahoma

0

1963–64

Nebraska

13

Auburn

7

1964–65

Texas

21

Alabama

17

1965–66

Alabama

39

Nebraska

28

1966–67

Florida

27

Georgia Tech

12

1967–68

Oklahoma

26

Tennessee

24

1968–69

Penn State

15

Kansas

14

1969–70

Penn State

10

Missouri

3

1970–71

Nebraska

17

Louisiana State

12

1971–72

Nebraska

38

Alabama

6

1972–73

Nebraska

40

Notre Dame

6

1973–74

Penn State

16

Louisiana State

9

1974–75

Notre Dame

13

Alabama

11

1975–76

Oklahoma

14

Michigan

6

1976–77

Ohio State

27

Colorado

10

1977–78

Arkansas

31

Oklahoma

6

1978–79

Oklahoma

31

Nebraska

24

1979–80

Oklahoma

24

Florida State

7

1980–81

Oklahoma

18

Florida State

17

1981–82

Clemson

22

Nebraska

15

1982–83

Nebraska

21

Louisiana State

20

1983–84

Miami (Fla.)

31

Nebraska

30

1984–85

Washington

28

Oklahoma

17

1985–86

Oklahoma

25

Penn State

10

1986–87

Oklahoma

42

Arkansas

8

1987–88

Miami (Fla.)

20

Oklahoma

14

1988–89

Miami (Fla.)

23

Nebraska

3

1989–90

Notre Dame

21

Colorado

6

1990–91

Colorado

10

Notre Dame

9

1991–92

Miami (Fla.)

22

Nebraska

0

1992–93

Florida State

27

Nebraska

14

1993–94

Florida State

18

Nebraska

16

1994–95

Nebraska

24

Miami (Fla.)

17

1995–96

Florida State

31

Notre Dame

26

1996–97

Nebraska

41

Virginia Tech

21

1997–98

Nebraska

42

Tennessee

17

1998–99

Florida

31

Syracuse

10

1999–2000

Michigan

35

Alabama

34

2000–013

Oklahoma

13

Florida State

2

2001–02

Florida

56

Maryland

23

2002–03

Southern California

38

Iowa

17

2003–04

Miami (Fla.)

16

Florida State

14

2004–053

Southern California

55

Oklahoma

19

2005–06

Penn State

26

Florida State

23

2006–07

Louisville

24

Wake Forest

13

2007–08

Kansas

24

Virginia Tech

21

2008–09

Virginia Tech

20

Cincinnati

7

2009–10

Iowa

24

Georgia Tech

14

2010–11

Stanford

40

Virginia Tech

12

2011–12

West Virginia

70

Clemson

33

2012–13

Florida State

31

Northern Illinois

10

2013–14

Clemson

40

Ohio State

35

2014–15

Georgia Tech

49

Mississippi State

34

2015–164

Clemson

37

Oklahoma

17

2016–17

Florida State

33

Michigan

32

2017–18

Wisconsin

34

Miami (Fla.)

24

Rose Bowl*

season

result

*Part of Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998–99 until 2013–14; part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

**BCS national championship game.

***CFP semifinal.

1901–02

Michigan

49

Stanford

0

1915–16

Washington State

14

Brown

0

1916–17

Oregon

14

Pennsylvania

0

1917–18

Mare Island

19

Camp Lewis

7

1918–19

Great Lakes

17

Mare Island

0

1919–20

Harvard

7

Oregon

6

1920–21

California

28

Ohio State

0

1921–22

California

0

Washington & Jefferson

0

1922–23

Southern California

14

Penn State

3

1923–24

Washington

14

Navy

14

1924–25

Notre Dame

27

Stanford

10

1925–26

Alabama

20

Washington

19

1926–27

Alabama

7

Stanford

7

1927–28

Stanford

7

Pittsburgh

6

1928–29

Georgia Tech

8

California

7

1929–30

Southern California

47

Pittsburgh

14

1930–31

Alabama

24

Washington State

0

1931–32

Southern California

21

Tulane

12

1932–33

Southern California

35

Pittsburgh

0

1933–34

Columbia

7

Stanford

0

1934–35

Alabama

29

Stanford

13

1935–36

Stanford

7

Southern Methodist

0

1936–37

Pittsburgh

21

Washington

0

1937–38

California

13

Alabama

0

1938–39

Southern California

7

Duke

3

1939–40

Southern California

14

Tennessee

0

1940–41

Stanford

21

Nebraska

13

1941–42

Oregon State

20

Duke

16

1942–43

Georgia

9

UCLA

0

1943–44

Southern California

29

Washington

0

1944–45

Southern California

25

Tennessee

0

1945–46

Alabama

34

Southern California

14

1946–47

Illinois

45

UCLA

14

1947–48

Michigan

49

Southern California

0

1948–49

Northwestern

20

California

14

1949–50

Ohio State

17

California

14

1950–51

Michigan

14

California

6

1951–52

Illinois

40

Stanford

7

1952–53

Southern California

7

Wisconsin

0

1953–54

Michigan State

28

UCLA

20

1954–55

Ohio State

20

Southern California

7

1955–56

Michigan State

17

UCLA

14

1956–57

Iowa

35

Oregon State

19

1957–58

Ohio State

10

Oregon

7

1958–59

Iowa

38

California

12

1959–60

Washington

44

Wisconsin

8

1960–61

Washington

17

Minnesota

7

1961–62

Minnesota

21

UCLA

3

1962–63

Southern California

42

Wisconsin

37

1963–64

Illinois

17

Washington

7

1964–65

Michigan

34

Oregon State

7

1965–66

UCLA

14

Michigan State

12

1966–67

Purdue

14

Southern California

13

1967–68

Southern California

14

Indiana

3

1968–69

Ohio State

27

Southern California

16

1969–70

Southern California

10

Michigan

3

1970–71

Stanford

27

Ohio State

17

1971–72

Stanford

13

Michigan

12

1972–73

Southern California

42

Ohio State

17

1973–74

Ohio State

42

Southern California

21

1974–75

Southern California

18

Ohio State

17

1975–76

UCLA

23

Ohio State

10

1976–77

Southern California

14

Michigan

6

1977–78

Washington

27

Michigan

20

1978–79

Southern California

17

Michigan

10

1979–80

Southern California

17

Ohio State

16

1980–81

Michigan

23

Washington

6

1981–82

Washington

28

Iowa

0

1982–83

UCLA

24

Michigan

14

1983–84

UCLA

45

Illinois

9

1984–85

Southern California

20

Ohio State

17

1985–86

UCLA

45

Iowa

28

1986–87

Arizona State

22

Michigan

15

1987–88

Michigan State

20

Southern California

17

1988–89

Michigan

22

Southern California

14

1989–90

Southern California

17

Michigan

10

1990–91

Washington

46

Iowa

34

1991–92

Washington

34

Michigan

14

1992–93

Michigan

38

Washington

31

1993–94

Wisconsin

21

UCLA

16

1994–95

Penn State

38

Oregon

20

1995–96

Southern California

41

Northwestern

32

1996–97

Ohio State

20

Arizona State

17

1997–98

Michigan

21

Washington State

16

1998–99

Wisconsin

38

UCLA

31

1999–2000

Wisconsin

17

Stanford

9

2000–01

Washington

34

Purdue

24

2001–02**

Miami (Fla.)

37

Nebraska

14

2002–03

Oklahoma

34

Washington State

14

2003–04

Southern California

28

Michigan

14

2004–05

Texas

38

Michigan

37

2005–06**

Texas

41

Southern California

38

2006–07

Southern California

32

Michigan

18

2007–08

Southern California

49

Illinois

17

2008–09

Southern California

38

Penn State

24

2009–10

Ohio State

26

Oregon

17

2010–11

Texas Christian

21

Wisconsin

19

2011–12

Oregon

45

Wisconsin

38

2012–13

Stanford

20

Wisconsin

14

2013–14

Michigan State

24

Stanford

20

2014–15***

Oregon

59

Florida State

20

2015–16

Stanford

45

Iowa

16

2016–17

Southern California

52

Penn State

49

2017–18***

Georgia

54

Oklahoma

48

Sugar Bowl1

season

result

1Part of Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998–99 until 2013–14; part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

2BCS national championship game.

3Win vacated because of rules violations committed by Ohio State during the 2010–11 season.

4CFP semifinal.

1934–35

Tulane

20

Temple

14

1935–36

Texas Christian

3

Louisiana State

2

1936–37

Santa Clara

21

Louisiana State

14

1937–38

Santa Clara

6

Louisiana State

0

1938–39

Texas Christian

15

Carnegie Tech

7

1939–40

Texas A&M

14

Tulane

13

1940–41

Boston College

19

Tennessee

13

1941–42

Fordham

2

Missouri

0

1942–43

Tennessee

14

Tulsa

7

1943–44

Georgia Tech

20

Tulsa

18

1944–45

Duke

29

Alabama

26

1945–46

Oklahoma A&M

33

St. Mary's

13

1946–47

Georgia

20

North Carolina

10

1947–48

Texas

27

Alabama

7

1948–49

Oklahoma

14

North Carolina

6

1949–50

Oklahoma

35

Louisiana State

0

1950–51

Kentucky

13

Oklahoma

7

1951–52

Maryland

28

Tennessee

13

1952–53

Georgia Tech

24

Mississippi

7

1953–54

Georgia Tech

42

West Virginia

19

1954–55

Navy

21

Mississippi

0

1955–56

Georgia Tech

7

Pittsburgh

0

1956–57

Baylor

13

Tennessee

7

1957–58

Mississippi

39

Texas

7

1958–59

Louisiana State

7

Clemson

0

1959–60

Mississippi

21

Louisiana State

0

1960–61

Mississippi

14

Rice

6

1961–62

Alabama

10

Arkansas

3

1962–63

Mississippi

17

Arkansas

13

1963–64

Alabama

12

Mississippi

7

1964–65

Louisiana State

13

Syracuse

10

1965–66

Missouri

20

Florida

18

1966–67

Alabama

34

Nebraska

7

1967–68

Louisiana State

20

Wyoming

13

1968–69

Arkansas

16

Georgia

2

1969–70

Mississippi

27

Arkansas

22

1970–71

Tennessee

34

Air Force

13

1971–72

Oklahoma

40

Auburn

22

1972–73

Oklahoma

14

Penn State

0

1973–74

Notre Dame

24

Alabama

23

1974–75

Nebraska

13

Florida

10

1975–76

Alabama

13

Penn State

6

1976–77

Pittsburgh

27

Georgia

3

1977–78

Alabama

35

Ohio State

6

1978–79

Alabama

14

Penn State

7

1979–80

Alabama

24

Arkansas

9

1980–81

Georgia

17

Notre Dame

10

1981–82

Pittsburgh

24

Georgia

20

1982–83

Penn State

27

Georgia

23

1983–84

Auburn

9

Michigan

7

1984–85

Nebraska

28

Louisiana State

10

1985–86

Tennessee

35

Miami (Fla.)

7

1986–87

Nebraska

30

Louisiana State

15

1987–88

Auburn

16

Syracuse

16

1988–89

Florida State

13

Auburn

7

1989–90

Miami (Fla.)

33

Alabama

25

1990–91

Tennessee

23

Virginia

22

1991–92

Notre Dame

39

Florida

28

1992–93

Alabama

34

Miami (Fla.)

13

1993–94

Florida

41

West Virginia

7

1994–95

Florida State

23

Florida

17

1995–96

Virginia Tech

28

Texas

10

1996–97

Florida

52

Florida State

20

1997–98

Florida State

31

Ohio State

14

1998–99

Ohio State

24

Texas A&M

14

1999–20002

Florida State

46

Virginia Tech

29

2000–01

Miami (Fla.)

37

Florida

20

2001–02

Louisiana State

47

Illinois

34

2002–03

Georgia

26

Florida State

13

2003–042

Louisiana State

21

Oklahoma

14

2004–05

Auburn

16

Virginia Tech

13

2005–06

West Virginia

38

Georgia

35

2006–07

Louisiana State

41

Notre Dame

14

2007–08

Georgia

41

Hawaii

10

2008–09

Utah

31

Alabama

17

2009–10

Florida

51

Cincinnati

24

2010–11

Ohio State3

31

Arkansas

26

2011–12

Michigan

23

Virginia Tech

20

2012–13

Louisville

33

Florida

23

2013–14

Oklahoma

45

Alabama

31

2014–154

Ohio State

42

Alabama

35

2015–16

Mississippi

48

Oklahoma State

20

2016–17

Oklahoma

35

Auburn

19

2017–184

Alabama

24

Clemson

6

Peach Bowl*

season

result

*Part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

**CFP semifinal.

1968–69

Louisiana State

31

Florida State

27

1969–70

West Virginia

14

South Carolina

3

1970–71

Arizona State

48

North Carolina

26

1971–72

Mississippi

41

Georgia Tech

18

1972–73

North Carolina State

49

West Virginia

13

1973–74

Georgia

17

Maryland

16

1974–75

Texas Tech

6

Vanderbilt

6

1975–76

West Virginia

13

North Carolina State

10

1976–77

Kentucky

21

North Carolina

0

1977–78

North Carolina State

24

Iowa State

14

1978–79

Purdue

41

Georgia Tech

21

1979–80

Baylor

24

Clemson

18

1980–81

Miami (Fla.)

20

Virginia Tech

10

1981–82

West Virginia

26

Florida

6

1982–83

Iowa

28

Tennessee

22

1983–84

Florida State

28

North Carolina

3

1984–85

Virginia

27

Purdue

24

1985–86

Army

31

Illinois

29

1986–87

Virginia Tech

25

North Carolina State

24

1987–88

Tennessee

27

Indiana

22

1988–89

North Carolina State

28

Iowa

23

1989–90

Syracuse

19

Georgia

18

1990–91

Auburn

27

Indiana

23

1991–92

East Carolina

37

North Carolina State

34

1992–93

North Carolina

21

Mississippi State

17

1993–94

Clemson

14

Kentucky

13

1994–95

North Carolina State

28

Mississippi State

24

1995–96

Virginia

34

Georgia

27

1996–97

Louisiana State

10

Clemson

7

1997–98

Auburn

21

Clemson

17

1998–99

Georgia

35

Virginia

33

1999–2000

Mississippi State

17

Clemson

7

2000–01

Louisiana State

28

Georgia Tech

14

2001–02

North Carolina

16

Auburn

10

2002–03

Maryland

30

Tennessee

3

2003–04

Clemson

27

Tennessee

14

2004–05

Miami (Fla.)

27

Florida

10

2005–06

Louisiana State

40

Miami (Fla.)

3

2006–07

Georgia

31

Virginia Tech

24

2007–08

Auburn

23

Clemson

20

2008–09

Louisiana State

38

Georgia Tech

3

2009–10

Virginia Tech

37

Tennessee

14

2010–11

Florida State

26

South Carolina

17

2011–12

Auburn

43

Virginia

24

2012–13

Clemson

25

Louisiana State

24

2013–14

Texas A&M

52

Duke

48

2014–15

Texas Christian

42

Mississippi

3

2015–16

Houston

38

Florida State

24

2016–17**

Alabama

24

Washington

7

2017–18

Notre Dame

21

Louisiana State

17

Heisman Memorial Trophy winners

year

player, school, position

1935

Jay Berwanger, Chicago, halfback

1936

Larry Kelley, Yale, end

1937

Clint Frank, Yale, halfback

1938

Davey O'Brian, Texas Christian, quarterback

1939

Nile Kinnick, Iowa, halfback

1940

Tom Harmon, Michigan, halfback

1941

Bruce Smith, Minnesota, halfback

1942

Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, tailback

1943

Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, quarterback

1944

Les Horvath, Ohio State, tailback/quarterback

1945

Doc Blanchard, Army, fullback

1946

Glenn Davis, Army, halfback

1947

Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame, quarterback

1948

Doak Walker, Southern Methodist, halfback

1949

Leon Hart, Notre Dame, end

1950

Vic Janowicz, Ohio State, halfback

1951

Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, tailback

1952

Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, halfback

1953

John Lattner, Notre Dame, halfback

1954

Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, fullback

1955

Howard Cassady, Ohio State, fullback

1956

Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, quarterback

1957

John Crow, Texas A&M, halfback

1958

Pete Dawkins, Army, halfback

1959

Billy Cannon, Louisiana State, halfback

1960

Joe Bellino, Navy, halfback

1961

Ernie Davis, Syracuse, halfback

1962

Terry Baker, Oregon State, quarterback

1963

Roger Staubach, Navy, quarterback

1964

John Huarte, Notre Dame, quarterback

1965

Mike Garrett, Southern California, halfback

1966

Steve Spurrier, Florida, quarterback

1967

Gary Beban, UCLA, quarterback

1968

O.J. Simpson, Southern California, halfback

1969

Steve Owens, Oklahoma, halfback

1970

Jim Plunkett, Stanford, quarterback

1971

Pat Sullivan, Auburn, quarterback

1972

Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, flanker

1973

John Cappelletti, Penn State, running back

1974

Archie Griffin, Ohio State, running back

1975

Archie Griffin, Ohio State, running back

1976

Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, running back

1977

Earl Campbell, Texas, running back

1978

Billy Sims, Oklahoma, running back

1979

Charles White, Southern California, running back

1980

George Rogers, South Carolina, running back

1981

Marcus Allen, Southern California, running back

1982

Herschel Walker, Georgia, running back

1983

Mike Rozier, Nebraska, running back

1984

Doug Flutie, Boston College, quarterback

1985

Bo Jackson, Auburn, running back

1986

Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Florida), quarterback

1987

Tim Brown, Notre Dame, wide receiver

1988

Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, running back

1989

Andre Ware, Houston, quarterback

1990

Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, quarterback

1991

Desmond Howard, Michigan, wide receiver

1992

Gino Torretta, Miami (Florida), quarterback

1993

Charlie Ward, Florida State, quarterback

1994

Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, running back

1995

Eddie George, Ohio State, running back

1996

Danny Wuerffel, Florida, quarterback

1997

Charles Woodson, Michigan, cornerback/wide receiver

1998

Ricky Williams, Texas, tailback

1999

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, running back

2000

Chris Weinke, Florida State, quarterback

2001

Eric Crouch, Nebraska, quarterback

2002

Carson Palmer, Southern California, running back

2003

Jason White, Oklahoma, quarterback

2004

Matt Leinart, Southern California, quarterback

2005

Reggie Bush, Southern California, running back

2006

Troy Smith, Ohio State, quarterback

2007

Tim Tebow, Florida, quarterback

2008

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, quarterback

2009

Mark Ingram, Alabama, running back

2010

Cam Newton, Auburn, quarterback

2011

Robert Griffin III, Baylor, quarterback

2012

Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, quarterback

2013

Jameis Winston, Florida State, quarterback

2014

Marcus Mariota, Oregon, quarterback

2015

Derrick Henry, Alabama, running back

2016

Lamar Jackson, Louisville, quarterback

2017

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, quarterback

Fiesta Bowl*

season

result

*Part of Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998–99 until 2013–14; part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

**BCS national championship game.

***CFP semifinal.

1971–72

Arizona State

45

Florida State

38

1972–73

Arizona State

49

Missouri

35

1973–74

Arizona State

28

Pittsburgh

7

1974–75

Oklahoma State

16

Brigham Young

6

1975–76

Arizona State

17

Nebraska

14

1976–77

Oklahoma

41

Wyoming

7

1977–78

Penn State

42

Arizona State

30

1978–79

Arkansas

10

UCLA

10

1979–80

Pittsburgh

16

Arizona

10

1980–81

Penn State

31

Ohio State

19

1981–82

Penn State

26

Southern California

10

1982–83

Arizona State

32

Oklahoma

21

1983–84

Ohio State

28

Pittsburgh

23

1984–85

UCLA

39

Miami (Fla.)

37

1985–86

Michigan

27

Nebraska

23

1986–87

Penn State

14

Miami (Fla.)

10

1987–88

Florida State

31

Nebraska

28

1988–89

Notre Dame

34

West Virginia

21

1989–90

Florida State

41

Nebraska

17

1990–91

Louisville

34

Alabama

7

1991–92

Penn State

42

Tennessee

17

1992–93

Syracuse

26

Colorado

22

1993–94

Arizona

29

Miami (Fla.)

0

1994–95

Colorado

41

Notre Dame

24

1995–96

Nebraska

62

Florida

24

1996–97

Penn State

38

Texas

15

1997–98

Kansas State

35

Syracuse

18

1998–99**

Tennessee

23

Florida State

16

1999–2000

Nebraska

31

Tennessee

21

2000–01

Oregon State

41

Notre Dame

9

2001–02

Oregon

38

Colorado

16

2002–03**

Ohio State

31

Miami (Fla.)

24

2003–04

Ohio State

35

Kansas State

28

2004–05

Utah

35

Pittsburgh

7

2005–06

Ohio State

34

Notre Dame

20

2006–07

Boise State

43

Oklahoma

42

2007–08

West Virginia

48

Oklahoma

28

2008–09

Texas

24

Ohio State

21

2009–10

Boise State

17

Texas Christian

10

2010–11

Oklahoma

48

Connecticut

20

2011–12

Oklahoma State

41

Stanford

38

2012–13

Oregon

35

Kansas State

17

2013–14

Central Florida

52

Baylor

42

2014–15

Boise State

38

Arizona

30

2015–16

Ohio State

44

Notre Dame

28

2016–17***

Clemson

31

Ohio State

0

2017–18

Penn State

35

Washington

28

Cotton Bowl*

season

result

*Part of College Football Playoff (CFP) from 2014–15.

**CFP semifinal.

1936–37

Texas Christian

16

Marquette

6

1937–38

Rice

28

Colorado

14

1938–39

St. Mary's (Calif.)

20

Texas Tech

13

1939–40

Clemson

6

Boston College

3

1940–41

Texas A&M

13

Fordham

12

1941–42

Alabama

29

Texas A&M

21

1942–43

Texas

14

Georgia Tech

7

1943–44

Randolph Field

7

Texas

7

1944–45

Oklahoma State

34

Texas Christian

0

1945–46

Texas

40

Missouri

27

1946–47

Arkansas

0

Louisiana State

0

1947–48

Penn State

13

Southern Methodist

13

1948–49

Southern Methodist

21

Oregon

13

1949–50

Rice

27

North Carolina

13

1950–51

Tennessee

20

Texas

14

1951–52

Kentucky

20

Texas Christian

7

1952–53

Texas

16

Tennessee

0

1953–54

Rice

28

Alabama

6

1954–55

Georgia Tech

14

Arkansas

6

1955–56

Mississippi

14

Texas Christian

13

1956–57

Texas Christian

28

Syracuse

27

1957–58

Navy

20

Rice

7

1958–59

Air Force

0

Texas Christian

0

1959–60

Syracuse

23

Texas

14

1960–61

Duke

7

Arkansas

6

1961–62

Texas

12

Mississippi

7

1962–63

Louisiana State

13

Texas

0

1963–64

Texas

28

Navy

6

1964–65

Arkansas

10

Nebraska

7

1965–66

Louisiana State

14

Arkansas

7

1966–67

Georgia

24

Southern Methodist

9

1967–68

Texas A&M

20

Alabama

16

1968–69

Texas

36

Tennessee

13

1969–70

Texas

21

Notre Dame

17

1970–71

Notre Dame

24

Texas

11

1971–72

Penn State

30

Texas

6

1972–73

Texas

17

Alabama

13

1973–74

Nebraska

19

Texas

3

1974–75

Penn State

41

Baylor

20

1975–76

Arkansas

31

Georgia

10

1976–77

Houston

30

Maryland

21

1977–78

Notre Dame

38

Texas

10

1978–79

Notre Dame

35

Houston

34

1979–80

Houston

17

Nebraska

14

1980–81

Alabama

30

Baylor

2

1981–82

Texas

14

Alabama

12

1982–83

Southern Methodist

7

Pittsburgh

3

1983–84

Georgia

10

Texas

9

1984–85

Boston College

45

Houston

28

1985–86

Texas A&M

36

Auburn

16

1986–87

Ohio State

28

Texas A&M

12

1987–88

Texas A&M

35

Notre Dame

10

1988–89

UCLA

17

Arkansas

3

1989–90

Tennessee

31

Arkansas

27

1990–91

Miami (Fla.)

46

Texas

3

1991–92

Florida State

10

Texas A&M

2

1992–93

Notre Dame

28

Texas A&M

3

1993–94

Notre Dame

24

Texas A&M

21

1994–95

Southern California

55

Texas Tech

14

1995–96

Colorado

38

Oregon

6

1996–97

Brigham Young

19

Kansas State

15

1997–98

UCLA

29

Texas A&M

23

1998–99

Texas

38

Mississippi State

11

1999–2000

Arkansas

27

Texas

6

2000–01

Kansas State

35

Tennessee

21

2001–02

Oklahoma

10

Arkansas

3

2002–03

Texas

35

Louisiana State

20

2003–04

Mississippi

31

Oklahoma State

28

2004–05

Tennessee

38

Texas A&M

7

2005–06

Alabama

13

Texas Tech

10

2006–07

Auburn

17

Nebraska

14

2007–08

Missouri

38

Arkansas

7

2008–09

Mississippi

47

Texas Tech

34

2009–10

Mississippi

21

Oklahoma State

7

2010–11

Louisiana State

41

Texas A&M

24

2011–12

Arkansas

29

Kansas State

16

2012–13

Texas A&M

41

Oklahoma

13

2013–14

Missouri

41

Oklahoma State

31

2014–15

Michigan State

42

Baylor

41

2015–16**

Alabama

38

Michigan State

0

2016–17

Wisconsin

24

Western Michigan

16

2017–18

Ohio State

24

Southern California

7

College Football's Major Bowl Games*

College Football's Major Bowl Games*

year

1902

Michigan

49

Stanford

0

1916

Washington State

14

Brown

0

1917

Oregon

14

Pennsylvania

0

1918

Mare Island

19

Camp Lewis

7

1919

Great Lakes

17

Mare Island

0

1920

Harvard

7

Oregon

6

1921

California

28

Ohio State

0

1922

California

0

Washington & Jefferson

0

1923

Southern California

14

Penn State

3

1924

Navy

14

Washington

14

1925

Notre Dame

27

Stanford

10

1926

Alabama

20

Washington

19

1927

Alabama

7

Stanford

7

1928

Stanford

7

Pittsburgh

6

1929

Georgia Tech

8

California

7

1930

Southern California

47

Pittsburgh

14

1931

Alabama

24

Washington State

0

1932

Southern California

21

Tulane

12

1933

Southern California

35

Pittsburgh

0

1934

Columbia

7

Stanford

0

1935

Alabama

29

Stanford

13

1936

Stanford

7

Southern Methodist

0

1937

Pittsburgh

21

Washington

0

1938

California

13

Alabama

0

1939

Southern California

7

Duke

3

1940

Southern California

14

Tennessee

0

1941

Stanford

21

Nebraska

13

1942

Oregon State

20

Duke

16

1943

Georgia

9

UCLA

0

1944

Southern California

29

Washington

0

1945

Southern California

25

Tennessee

0

1946

Alabama

34

Southern California

14

1947

Illinois

45

UCLA

14

1948

Michigan

49

Southern California

0

1949

Northwestern

20

California

14

1950

Ohio State

17

California

14

1951

Michigan

14

California

6

1952

Illinois

40

Stanford

7

1953

Southern California

7

Wisconsin

0

1954

Michigan State

28

UCLA

20

1955

Ohio State

20

Southern California

7

1956

Michigan State

17

UCLA

14

1957

Iowa

35

Oregon State

19

1958

Ohio State

10

Oregon

7

1959

Iowa

38

California

12

1960

Washington

44

Wisconsin

8

1961

Washington

17

Minnesota

7

1962

Minnesota

21

UCLA

3

1963

Southern California

42

Wisconsin

37

1964

Illinois

17

Washington

7

1965

Michigan

34

Oregon State

7

1966

UCLA

14

Michigan State

12

1967

Purdue

14

Southern California

13

1968

Southern California

14

Indiana

3

1969

Ohio State

27

Southern California

16

1970

Southern California

10

Michigan

3

1971

Stanford

27

Ohio State

17

1972

Stanford

13

Michigan

12

1973

Southern California

42

Ohio State

17

1974

Ohio State

42

Southern California

21

1975

Southern California

18

Ohio State

17

1976

UCLA

23

Ohio State

10

1977

Southern California

14

Michigan

6

1978

Washington

27

Michigan

20

1979

Southern California

17

Michigan

10

1980

Southern California

17

Ohio State

16

1981

Michigan

23

Washington

6

1982

Washington

28

Iowa

0

1983

UCLA

24

Michigan

14

1984

UCLA

45

Illinois

9

1985

Southern California

20

Ohio State

17

1986

UCLA

45

Iowa

28

1987

Arizona State

22

Michigan

15

1988

Michigan State

20

Southern California

17

1989

Michigan

22

Southern California

14

1990

Southern California

17

Michigan

10

1991

Washington

46

Iowa

34

1992

Washington

34

Michigan

14

1993

Michigan

38

Washington

31

1994

Wisconsin

21

UCLA

16

1995

Penn State

38

Oregon

20

1996

Southern California

41

Northwestern

32

1997

Ohio State

20

Arizona State

17

1998

Michigan

21

Washington State

16

1999

Wisconsin

38

UCLA

31

2000

Wisconsin

17

Stanford

9

2001

Washington

34

Purdue

24

2002

Miami

37

Nebraska

14

2003

Oklahoma

34

Washington State

14

2004

Southern California

28

Michigan

14

2005

Texas

38

Michigan

37

2006

Texas

41

Southern California

38

2007

Southern California

32

Michigan

18

2008

Southern California

49

Illinois

17

2009

Southern California

38

Penn State

24

1933

Miami

7

Manhattan

0

1934

Duquesne

33

Miami

7

1935

Bucknell

26

Miami

0

1936

Catholic University

20

Mississippi

19

1937

Duquesne

13

Mississippi State

12

1938

Auburn

6

Michigan State

0

1939

Tennessee

17

Oklahoma

0

1940

Georgia Tech

21

Missouri

7

1941

Mississippi State

14

Georgetown

7

1942

Georgia

40

Texas Christian

26

1943

Alabama

37

Boston College

21

1944

Louisiana State

19

Texas A & M

14

1945

Tulsa

26

Georgia Tech

12

1946

Miami

13

Holy Cross

6

1947

Rice

8

Tennessee

0

1948

Georgia Tech

20

Kansas

14

1949

Texas

41

Georgia

28

1950

Santa Clara

21

Kentucky

13

1951

Clemson

15

Miami

14

1952

Georgia Tech

17

Baylor

14

1953

Alabama

61

Syracuse

6

1954

Oklahoma

7

Maryland

0

1955

Duke

34

Nebraska

7

1956

Oklahoma

20

Maryland

6

1957

Colorado

27

Clemson

21

1958

Oklahoma

48

Duke

21

1959

Oklahoma

21

Syracuse

6

1960

Georgia

14

Missouri

0

1961

Missouri

21

Navy

14

1962

Louisiana State

25

Colorado

7

1963

Alabama

17

Oklahoma

0

1964

Nebraska

13

Auburn

7

1965

Texas

21

Alabama

17

1966

Alabama

39

Nebraska

28

1967

Florida

27

Georgia Tech

12

1968

Oklahoma

26

Tennessee

24

1969

Penn State

15

Kansas

14

1970

Penn State

10

Missouri

3

1971

Nebraska

17

Louisiana State

12

1972

Nebraska

38

Alabama

6

1973

Nebraska

40

Notre Dame

6

1974

Penn State

16

Louisiana State

9

1975

Notre Dame

13

Alabama

11

1976

Oklahoma

14

Michigan

6

1977

Ohio State

27

Colorado

10

1978

Arkansas

31

Oklahoma

6

1979

Oklahoma

31

Nebraska

24

1980

Oklahoma

24

Florida State

7

1981

Oklahoma

18

Florida State

17

1982

Clemson

22

Nebraska

15

1983

Nebraska

21

Louisiana State

20

1984

Miami

31

Nebraska

30

1985

Washington

28

Oklahoma

17

1986

Oklahoma

25

Penn State

10

1987

Oklahoma

42

Arkansas

8

1988

Miami

20

Oklahoma

14

1989

Miami

23

Nebraska

3

1990

Notre Dame

21

Colorado

6

1991

Colorado

10

Notre Dame

9

1992

Miami

22

Nebraska

0

1993

Florida State

27

Nebraska

14

1994

Florida State

18

Nebraska

16

1995

Nebraska

24

Miami

17

1996

Florida State

31

Notre Dame

26

1997

Nebraska

41

Virginia Tech

21

1998

Nebraska

42

Tennessee

17

1999

Florida

31

Syracuse

10

2000

Michigan

35

Alabama

34

2001

Oklahoma

13

Florida State

2

2002

Florida

56

Maryland

23

2003

Southern California

38

Iowa

17

2004

Miami

16

Florida State

14

2005

Southern California

55

Oklahoma

19

2006

Penn State

26

Florida State

23

2007

Louisville

24

Wake Forest

13

2008

Kansas

24

Virginia Tech

21

2009

Virginia Tech

20

Cincinnati

7

1935

Tulane

20

Temple

14

1936

Texas Christian

3

Louisiana State

2

1937

Santa Clara

21

Louisiana State

14

1938

Santa Clara

6

Louisiana State

0

1939

Texas Christian

15

Carnegie Tech

7

1940

Texas A & M

14

Tulane

13

1941

Boston College

19

Tennessee

13

1942

Fordham

2

Missouri

0

1943

Tennessee

14

Tulsa

7

1944

Georgia Tech

20

Tulsa

18

1945

Duke

29

Alabama

26

1946

Oklahoma A & M

33

St. Mary's (Calif.)

13

1947

Georgia

20

North Carolina

10

1948

Texas

27

Alabama

7

1949

Oklahoma

14

North Carolina

6

1950

Oklahoma

35

Louisiana State

0

1951

Kentucky

13

Oklahoma

7

1952

Maryland

28

Tennessee

13

1953

Georgia Tech

24

Mississippi

7

1954

Georgia Tech

42

West Virginia

19

1955

Navy

21

Mississippi

0

1956

Georgia Tech

7

Pittsburgh

0

1957

Baylor

13

Tennessee

7

1958

Mississippi

39

Texas

7

1959

Louisiana State

7

Clemson

0

1960

Mississippi

21

Louisiana State

0

1961

Mississippi

14

Rice

6

1962

Alabama

10

Arkansas

3

1963

Mississippi

17

Arkansas

13

1964

Alabama

12

Mississippi

7

1965

Louisiana State

13

Syracuse

10

1966

Missouri

20

Florida

18

1967

Alabama

34

Nebraska

7

1968

Louisiana State

20

Wyoming

13

1969

Arkansas

16

Georgia

2

1970

Mississippi

27

Arkansas

22

1971

Tennessee

34

Air Force

13

1972

Oklahoma

40

Auburn

22

1973

Oklahoma

14

Penn State

0

1974

Notre Dame

24

Alabama

23

1975

Nebraska

13

Florida

10

1976

Alabama

13

Penn State

6

1977

Pittsburgh

27

Georgia

3

1978

Alabama

35

Ohio State

6

1979

Alabama

14

Penn State

7

1980

Alabama

24

Arkansas

9

1981

Georgia

17

Notre Dame

10

1982

Pittsburgh

24

Georgia

20

1983

Penn State

27

Georgia

23

1984

Auburn

9

Michigan

7

1985

Nebraska

28

Louisiana State

10

1986

Tennessee

35

Miami

7

1987

Nebraska

30

Louisiana State

15

1988

Syracuse

16

Auburn

16

1989

Florida State

13

Auburn

7

1990

Miami

33

Alabama

25

1991

Tennessee

23

Virginia

22

1992

Notre Dame

39

Florida

28

1993

Alabama

34

Miami

13

1994

Florida

41

West Virginia

7

1995

Florida State

23

Florida

17

1996

Virginia Tech

28

Texas

10

1997

Florida

52

Florida State

20

1998

Florida State

31

Ohio

14

1999

Ohio State

24

Texas A&M

14

2000

Florida State

46

Virginia Tech

29

2001

Miami

37

Florida

20

2002

Louisiana State

47

Illinois

34

2003

Georgia

26

Florida State

13

2004

Louisiana State

21

Oklahoma

14

2005

Auburn

16

Virginia Tech

13

2006

West Virginia

38

Georgia

35

2007

Louisiana State

41

Notre Dame

14

2008

Georgia

41

Hawaii

10

2009

Utah

31

Alabama

17

1937

Texas Christian

16

Marquette

6

1938

Rice

28

Colorado

14

1939

St. Mary's (Calif.)

20

Texas Tech

13

1940

Clemson

6

Boston College

3

1941

Texas A & M

13

Fordham

12

1942

Alabama

29

Texas A & M

21

1943

Texas

14

Georgia Tech

7

1944

Randolph Field

7

Texas

7

1945

Oklahoma A & M

3

Texas Christian

0

1946

Texas

40

Missouri

27

1947

Louisiana State

0

Arkansas

0

1948

Penn State

13

Southern Methodist

13

1949

Southern Methodist

21

Oregon

13

1950

Rice

27

North Carolina

13

1951

Tennessee

20

Texas

14

1952

Kentucky

20

Texas Christian

7

1953

Texas

16

Tennessee

0

1954

Rice

28

Alabama

6

1955

Georgia Tech

14

Arkansas

6

1956

Mississippi

14

Texas Christian

13

1957

Texas Christian

28

Syracuse

27

1958

Navy

20

Rice

7

1959

Air Force

0

Texas Christian

0

1960

Syracuse

23

Texas

14

1961

Duke

7

Arkansas

6

1962

Texas

12

Mississippi

7

1963

Louisiana State

13

Texas

0

1964

Texas

28

Navy

6

1965

Arkansas

10

Nebraska

7

1966

Louisiana State

14

Arkansas

7

1967

Georgia

24

Southern Methodist

9

1968

Texas A & M

20

Alabama

16

1969

Texas

36

Tennessee

13

1970

Texas

21

Notre Dame

17

1971

Notre Dame

24

Texas

11

1972

Penn State

30

Texas

6

1973

Texas

17

Alabama

13

1974

Nebraska

19

Texas

3

1975

Penn State

41

Baylor

20

1976

Arkansas

31

Georgia

10

1977

Houston

30

Maryland

21

1978

Notre Dame

38

Texas

10

1979

Notre Dame

35

Houston

34

1980

Houston

17

Nebraska

14

1981

Alabama

30

Baylor

2

1982

Texas

14

Alabama

12

1983

Southern Methodist

7

Pittsburgh

3

1984

Georgia

10

Texas

9

1985

Boston College

45

Houston

28

1986

Texas A & M

36

Auburn

16

1987

Ohio State

28

Texas A & M

12

1988

Texas A & M

35

Notre Dame

10

1989

UCLA

17

Arkansas

3

1990

Tennessee

31

Arkansas

27

1991

Miami

46

Texas

3

1992

Florida State

10

Texas A & M

2

1993

Notre Dame

28

Texas A & M

3

1994

Notre Dame

24

Texas A & M

21

1995

Southern California

55

Texas Tech

14

1996

Colorado

38

Oregon

6

1997

Brigham Young

19

Kansas State

15

1998

UCLA

29

Texas A & M

23

1999

Texas

38

Mississippi State

11

2000

Arkansas

27

Texas

6

2001

Kansas State

35

Tennessee

21

2002

Oklahoma

10

Arkansas

3

2003

Texas

35

Louisiana State

20

2004

Mississippi

31

Oklahoma State

28

2005

Tennessee

38

Texas A & M

7

2006

Alabama

13

Texas Tech

10

2007

Auburn

17

Nebraska

14

2008

Missouri

38

Arkansas

7

2009

Mississippi

47

Texas Tech

34

1971

Arizona State

45

Florida State

38

1972

Arizona State

49

Missouri

35

1973

Arizona State

28

Pittsburgh

7

1974

Oklahoma State

16

Brigham Young

6

1975

Arizona State

17

Nebraska

14

1976

Oklahoma

41

Wyoming

7

1977

Penn State

42

Arizona State

30

1978

Arkansas

10

UCLA

10

1979

Pittsburgh

16

Arizona

10

1980

Penn State

31

Ohio State

19

1982**

Penn State

26

Southern California

10

1983

Arizona State

32

Oklahoma

21

1984

Ohio State

28

Pittsburgh

23

1985

UCLA

39

Miami

37

1986

Michigan

27

Nebraska

23

1987

Penn State

14

Miami

10

1988

Florida State

31

Nebraska

28

1989

Notre Dame

34

West Virginia

21

1990

Florida State

41

Nebraska

17

1991

Louisville

34

Alabama

7

1992

Penn State

42

Tennessee

17

1993

Syracuse

26

Colorado

22

1994

Arizona

29

Miami

0

1995

Colorado

41

Notre Dame

24

1996

Nebraska

62

Florida

24

1997***

Penn State

38

Texas

15

1997

Kansas State

35

Syracuse

18

1999

Tennessee

23

Florida State

16

2000

Nebraska

31

Tennessee

21

2001

Oregon State

41

Notre Dame

9

2002

Oregon

38

Colorado

16

2003

Ohio State

31

Miami

24

2004

Ohio State

35

Kansas State

28

2005

Utah

35

Pittsburgh

7

2006

Ohio State

34

Notre Dame

20

2007

Boise State

43

Oklahoma

42

2008

West Virginia

48

Oklahoma

28

2009

Texas

24

Ohio State

21

2007

Florida

41

Ohio State

14

2008

Louisiana State

38

Ohio State

24

2009

Florida

24

Oklahoma

14

*As of the 1998 college football season, four of the major bowl games (the Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta) formed the Bowl
Championship Series (BCS). From 1999 through 2006 one of the four BCS bowls hosted the two top-ranked teams to determine the
national champion; the championship games from those years are printed in bold type. For the 2006 season a fifth game, the
National Championship Game, was added to the BCS to determine the national champion.
**Game rescheduled from a December 1981 date to a date in January 1982.
***Game rescheduled from a January 1998 date to a date in December 1997.

NCAA college football conferences: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

American Athletic

Atlantic Coast

Big Ten

Big Twelve

Independents

Mid-American

Central Florida (UCF)

Boston College

Illinois

Baylor

Army

Akron

Cincinnati

Clemson

Indiana

Iowa State

Brigham Young

Ball State

Connecticut

Duke

Iowa

Kansas

Massachusetts

Bowling Green

East Carolina

Florida State

Maryland

Kansas State

Notre Dame

Buffalo

Houston

Georgia Tech

Michigan

Oklahoma

Central Michigan

Memphis

Louisville

Michigan State

Oklahoma State

Eastern Michigan

Navy

Miami (Florida)

Minnesota

Texas

Kent State

South Florida

North Carolina

Nebraska

Texas Christian (TCU)

Miami (Ohio)

Southern Methodist

North Carolina State

Northwestern

Texas Tech

Northern Illinois

Temple

Pittsburgh

Ohio State

West Virginia

Ohio University

Tulane

Syracuse

Penn State

Toledo

Tulsa

Virginia

Purdue

Western Michigan

Virginia Tech

Rutgers

Wake Forest

Wisconsin

Mountain West

Pacific-Twelve

Southeastern

Sun Belt

USA

Air Force

Arizona

Alabama

Appalachian State

Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Boise State

Arizona State

Arkansas

Arkansas State

Charlotte

Colorado State

California

Auburn

Coastal Carolina

Florida Atlantic

Fresno State

Colorado

Florida

Georgia Southern

Florida International

Hawaii

Oregon

Georgia

Georgia State

Louisiana Tech

Nevada

Oregon State

Kentucky

Idaho

Marshall

Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV)

Southern California (USC)

Louisiana State (LSU)

Louisiana at Lafayette

Middle Tennessee

New Mexico

Stanford

Mississippi

Louisiana-Monroe

North Texas

San Diego State

California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Mississippi State

New Mexico State

Old Dominion

San Jose State

Utah

Missouri

South Alabama

Rice

Utah State

Washington

South Carolina

Texas State

Southern Mississippi

Wyoming

Washington State

Tennessee

Troy

Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

Texas A&M

Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)

Vanderbilt

Western Kentucky

College football national champions*

season

champion

*National champion determined by various polls until the introduction of the BCS system in 1998; BCS system replaced with
the College Football Playoff system in 2014–15.

**Southern California won the BCS championship but had its title stripped in 2011 because of rules violations committed during
the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

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